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2023 Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Computer Science is the #21 most popular major in the country with 15,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for compsci majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Science

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best school in the Southeast Region for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of New Orleans helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 10
Florida 112
Georgia 478
North Carolina 696
Tennessee 140
Kentucky 39
Louisiana 102
Alabama 33
South Carolina 27
Mississippi 6
Arkansas 22
West Virginia 14

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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